got our new replacement oven door hinge and now don’t know how to remove the old hinge..HELP!!!
Remove the 2 screws and (I cant tell from the pic) remove the hindge either by working it out through the face of the range or dropping it out the bottom.
The opening in the face of the range is narrower than the hinge asssembly. I can’t imagine pulling the spring through that slot! Droppin out the bottom is not an option…can’t feel the old hinge in the area…area is closed off. We tried to remove the side of the stove and that didn’t work either…packaging says easy assembly…good grief!
After another look at the parts pics, It looks like the side panel has to be pulled away from the BODY of the Range.
Tried taking off side panel only to discover that control panel at top rear of stove has to come off too…hopefully rear of stove doesn’t have to come off too…not an easy job for a do it yourselfer…will try again…thanks.
did you ever figure out how to replace the hinge? I have the same problem.
hubby and I gave up for now. We imagine we have to remove stove top and control panel at rear of stove too…in order to get side panel off to access hinge area…will write when we’re done, if ever.
I figured it out after almost giving up myself. You do not have to remove the ceramic stove top! Just to be clear, I am working on a Magic Chef and there is no giving up because we can’t use the oven as the door leaks all of the heat out at the top because it’s not shutting properly.
wthout removing the top. how did you access the hinge???
I removed stove from wall and turned it on it’s side. Removed rear metal panel screws that hold finished side panel together with rear metal panel, removed screws at bottum and then you can work the side panel off of these two screws that will stay in place. These are located in the front side of the finished panel. If you move the panel around a bit it will pop off of these screws anough to lift up and give you access to the next step. Since I did not have a helper, I used a screwdriver to hold this finished side panel up to remove the next panel. This is unfinished metal panel that covers the insulation for the oven. It has two screws holding it in place, after they are removed it’s just a matter of flexing it to remove and you can’t miss your hinge, it’s right there in all of it’s glory. Remove the two screws that lock the hinge in place and it will lift right out in your hand. I ordered both hinges as that made sense and just flipped the oven on it’s other side and did the same as above for other hinge. Not counting the 2 plus hours that it took me to figure out how to do this and all of the time looking on the web. I figure the job should take 1/2 hour a side no problem. Hope this helps.
tbandme,
To be clear, the finished side panel stays together at the top with the stove top. I just tilted it about 18" away from the bottom giving me plenty of access to the next panel and the hinge! and sorry about all the spelling mistakes on previous.
WOW. my magic chef is gas, is yours? Not sure if gas oven can be turned on it’s side…safely. If 2 people work at repair together, do you think the oven can be tipped and held while other person uses the screwdriver? Thanks for all your help. This project is taking way too long.
No Gas, Mine is Electric. I imagine you could do this without tipping it on it’s side. Just made it easier for me. You would have to be on your hands and knees as I was able to work on a small stool half the time. I used a cordless screw gun to make quick work of the screws that I could access easily and a screwdriver for the rest. Who ever said that these hinges come through the front slots in the oven had a very easy job. there is no way we could replace our hinges that way and this was the only way I could figure with not removing the ceramic top! If you want a good tip that I used years ago when removing something that I was not used to is get a box or a piece of cardboard. Label the box with the panels that you’re removing and push the screws in the picture of the panel that you just made on the cardboard. That way you will know right where the screws go back during installation and not have extra parts when your done.
thanks for your timely replies. We’ll revisit the issue this weekend after the holiday…dinner at ma’s this year…happy turkey to you!
You too! Good Luck!
Billo,
Thank you so much for your ingenuity, and your post! My Tappan electric oven’s left door hinge broke, and with only the grainy, confusing schematics from Sears to work from, I would have been completely lost without your instructions. I pulled out the unit, turned it on its side, removed the back and enough screws from the left side panel to prop it open, just as you described. It’s back together now, resting comfortably and fit as a fiddle – all thanks to your generous spirit in sharing your brilliant fix. Bravo! I can’t thank you enough.